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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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